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Airport revenue take off to boost Manchester councils

By MJ Correspondent | 08 August 2013

Local authorities in Greater Manchester will benefit from a £48m windfall following a strong fina...

More councils try shared services

By MJ Correspondent | 08 August 2013

More councils have pushed forward with plans to shared services.

One Barnet decision gives other councils 'green light'

By MJ Correspondent | 07 August 2013

A Court of Appeal decision has given councils the ‘green light’ to push ahead with outsourcing a ...

Cardiff City Council will be back on track 'in three years'

By MJ Correspondent | 07 August 2013

Cardiff City Council should be back on track within three years of a report into its ‘significant...

Council chief executive to work three days a week

By MJ Correspondent | 07 August 2013

A North Yorkshire district council chief executive is to work three days a week and spend the rem...

Councils deny parking profiteering

By MJ Correspondent | 07 August 2013

Councils have hit back at claims they use revenue from parking to make a profit.

Lancashire County Council chief executive suspended

By MJ Correspondent | 06 August 2013

Lancashire County Council’s executive director for environment has been appointed interim chief e...

Weastell to take two top North Yorkshire roles

By MJ Correspondent | 05 August 2013

Mary Weastell to combine top job at Selby DC three days a week and remaining two days as assitant...

Health administrators reject council plan

By MJ Correspondent | 31 July 2013

A scandal-hit hospital trust will be dissolved under health administrators' proposals published t...

Lewisham LBC wins hospital fight

By MJ Correspondent | 31 July 2013

A mayor has said ‘justice has been delivered’ after the High Court ruled the Secretary of State a...